I don’t normally post the very next day about the same two bird species, but oh my … what a morning! I started my birding at 6:20 am to both beat the heat (95F plus high humidity) and find the birds during their morning rounds. I started by looking for the Pale-Billed Woodpecker, and I struck gold. While watching one woodpecker, its mate unexpectedly flew in for a mating dance which I caught on video!

After the woodpeckers I left the Savannah habitat and visited the deep forest stream  crossing, and immediately a Black-Headed Trogon performed for me. Like I said previously, what a morning! We head back to Duluth tomorrow, and I am ready for some cold weather, but the birding was definitely hot!

Between birding in the morning, and riding the surf on a boogie board in the afternoon this has been a fantastic vacation … not to forget the Highlands Rainforest. Molly and I were supposed to take this trip right at the beginning of the Pandemic. Three years later this journey has been a treat, just delayed a bit. My own owlets are most likely started wondering where is “the owl guy”. I am looking forward to hikes in the Northwoods to visit my northern friends! Homeward bound now.

Pale-Billed Woodpecker
(video links for email subscribers … mating dance and drumming)

Both close-ups and some images which show the pale-billed woodpecker’s environment.

Black-Headed Trogon (video link for email subscribers )